Sewage-treatment plant



June 4, 1929.

J. T TRAVERS sEwAGE TREATMENT PLANT Filed March V725, 1927 I 4 SheeiLs-Sheeil 1 June 4, 1929. J. '1'. TRAVERS SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT Filed March 25, 192,7' 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 June 4, 1,929. J. T TRAVERS 1,715,438

SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT Filed March 25, 1927 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 June 4, 1929. J. 4T. TRAVERS SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT Filed March 25, 1927 4 Sheeizs-Sheerl 4 atboznu S Patented Janet.' ,1.929. l

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

A JOHN fr. TRAVERS, or COLUMBUS, omo, AssIGNoR, BY'DIRECT ANDMESNE ASSIGN- 1lLlIE1\T.TSY TO THE TRAVERS-LEWIS PROCESS CORPORATION, OF COLUMBUS, OBIIO.`

SEWAGE-TREATMENT PLANT.

Application led March 25,

This invention relates to improvement in sewage treatment plants, one object of the invention being to provide a plant with the shall first be deprived of grit, stones Aand similar solid materials; in which chemical material shall be properly mixed with the sewage or Waste, and the latter, containing such chemical material, then caused to travel through settling chambers where the impurities are caused by reason of the chemical content of said sewage or waste, to coagulate and precipitate, and in which the purified effluent and the precipitate or sludge aredischarged separately and the latter fedy lto a sludge bed or receptacle from Which it may be recovered as a by-product.

further object is to so construct a sew'- age or waste treatment plant that aeration ofthe water content of the same shall, while f passing through said plant, be facilitated and augmented. With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter set forth and pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings;

Figure 1 .is a sectional view illustrating my improved plant;

Figure 2-is a plan view;

Figure 3 is a plan view ofthe grit remov-r ing unit; f v Figure 4 isV a view in elevation of the apparatus shown in Figure 3, with internal features .of construction shown sin dotted lines' Fiure 5 is a transverse sectional View of a bullding in which certain mechanism of the plant is contained;

Figure 6 is a sectional View of that part of 192'?.y Serial No. 178,416.

Figure 8 is a transverse sectional view'on the line 8 8 of Figure 2.

' My improved treatment plant comprises a grit removing or separatorgunit A.; a mixing unit B; a settling unit C, and a slud e-receiving unit D,-the sewage or waste eing first passed through the unit A, where it is deprived f grit, stones and similar solid materials, lthen through the unitv B where it has certain chemical material mixed thereprecipitate and the water content a'erated,

and finally the precipitate or sludge con-- Veyed from the unit C to the unit D and the purified effluent discharged from the unit C to a stream or other body of water.

The unit-A, (Fig. 3), comprises two elongated chambers, 1, 1, across one end of which a chamber 2 is provided; and flow from this chamber to one of the other of the elongated chambersl, 1, is controlled by sluice gates 3, 3; a by-pass chamber 4 is located adjacent to and at one side of the chamber" 2 to provide for excess or storm flow of sewage; and from the chamber 4, the excess sewage may be conveyed by a pip-e 5 to a ditch or other place of deposit. The excess or storm flow will pass from the chamber 2, over a Weir 6 and into the chamber 4 and in the latter, an inclined screen 7 is provided to arrest grit and stones. During normal operation of the plant, the sewage or waste is discharged, as by a pipe 8, into the chamber 2 and from the latter, past one vor both of the sluice gates lwith, then through the unit C wherein the vimpurities will be caused to coagulate and to one or both of the elongated chambers 1.

let ends` of the chambers 1, 1, sluice gatesllv are provided and beyond these gates, a Weir 12 is located and Qver this weir, the sewage or waste will ow and enter a deep wall 13. During such flow over the weir 12 and into the well 13, the liquid content of the sewage or waste win be' exposed in a than sheet t the air, and the whole unit A is open at lthe top so' that the surface of the sewage or waste will be exposed to the air and to the drained by suitable piping 14 and the latter sunlight. The' sumps or pockets 10l may be pipe 20 exten s upwardly and forwardly and passes through a wall 21 of the chamber 15 sothat the sewage or waste will be discharged into the section 15" offchamber 15 above the bottom thereof and will be directedl downwardly by a baffle 22 (Fig. 6), and flow under said baille and rise in that portion of said chamber 15 which contains agitator 23; the sewage or Waste then rises and .overflows a wall or partition 24 and enters .the pump section 15 of chamber 15.

A room 25, (Fig'. 1 B) is rovided' in 'the building 17 for the accommo ation of a .supply of chemicals. The floor 26 of the room 25 supports a hopper V27 from which the chemicals are directed tothe mixing' cham# ber'15 where said chemicals are thoroughly mixed with the sewa e or waste. Pumps 28, located 1n the pump section 15b of chamber 15, may be -driven by suitable motors, one of said motors. beingindicated at 29, Figure 1. The pumps 28, serve to force the mixture of sewage or waste and chemicals through piping 30 to the settling unit C.

The settling unit C (Fig. 2) com rises two elongated tanks 31, 31, each divi ed into a plurality ofchambers as hereinafter described, and'said tanks are separated .by an intermediate, elongated channel, 32, (Fig. 2

' and Fig.g8)',l into Awhichxthe lprecipitate or sludge from the ,chambers of the tanks -31 may enter through ducts 33, and the bottoms 34'ofsaid chambers areinclinedtoward the lower portioni ofthe channel 32, so that ysludge shall bedirected to the ducts 33.

. Y caused to lgravitate toward the end of theuint C from which it is discharged. The

lValves or `ga'tes'35 are... rovided for control'- `ling thejpassage of t e `sludge from' t-he chambers ofthe .tanks tothe channel 32. The channel 32 is-preferably open at its top and suitable piping`36may beprovid'ed for llushingit when necessary. bottom of theyslud'ge channel32 is reirably made somewhat inclined so that t e sludge will be l slud'g'twill-enter anompartment?, (Fig.

7 at one end of the unit C and in thisrcompartment, aipump 3 7!l is' located 'for forcing l this channel the sludgethrough a pipe 38 to unit and enter fa shallow receptacle' 39,5 (Fig. 7 D),

near a sludge bed 40, andv from this recep:- tacle, the sludge will flow to the sludge bed. The sludge bed will preferabl be. left uncovered so thatlair and sunlig t may reach the same, and a framework 41 Awill be provided for the accommodationof a traveling crane 42 carrying a bucket 43 for handling the sludge after 'it shall have become dewatered. The sludge bed may be rovided with perforated tile 42 (Fig. 1 Dg, and a suitable drain 44, (Figs. land 2). may be connected with the sludge bed and may conduct the liquid to the pump chamber 15 or to a ditch or other outlet.

One of the tanks 31 may be operated while the other is being cleaned, or both of said tanks may be operated simultaneously, as occasion may require.

Each settling tank is divided into six sections, a, b, o, d, e, 7.-` The section' a (Fig.

2 C) is dlvided into two chambers45, 46, formed by abale 47 which terminatesat its lower end above-the bottom ofthe'tank so that sewagemay pass from the bottom portion of chamber 45 tothe bottom portion of -the chamber 46. A baiile48 is located inthe section b terminatin above the bottom of the section and providing two chambers 49, 50in said section b. A baille (51 (also terminating above the bottom of the tank) divides the section c into two chambers 52, 53. 1 Surrounding the chamber 53 is 54, the inner walls'of which re vertical and Weir channel provided at their upper edges withv inwardly projecting flanges or fiat weirs 55. The section d is dlvlded by a baille 56 into two chambers 57, 58. The chamber 5 is surrounded b a Weir channel 59. The inner walls of t ischannel are provided at their edges with inwardly projecting flanges ,or flat weirs 60. The section` e of each tank is separated from the section d by a wall 61 62 is provided and the forward wall of ilsdprovided at its upper edge with a forwa y projecting ange or flat weir 63. A scum board 65- is .located near the outlet en d of the section e. '.Ifhe section f of each tank provides a compartment 64;

, (which terminates above the bottom of the tankg l lusy A balile 66 is located near the fou'tlet end of this compartment and the wat-er will flow under this Hbaille, (Fig.l 1 C) ,'and then up- .wardly,.being then conducted by an inclined (Fi 2) to a stream or other body of water.

tanks of the settlin unit C as follows :4'

`. conductor 67 to a chamber 68, from `which lit will b e conducted, by suitable lpiping 69,

The sewage or iquidfwast'e, (with the chemicals mixed therewith) .enters chamber 45 `of section a-of one of thetanks'31 and pTsses 'down and under the. baille' 47,.

11o and at the topof this wall, a weir channel y' up in the chamber 46 of said section; then over the adjacent partition 46a Aand into chamber 49 of section b; then down and under the baiie 48 to the chamber 50 of section b; then up and over partition 50 into the weir 'channel 54. From this weir channel, the sewage will low in a thin sheet over the flat weirs 55 and into the chamber 53 of section c; then under the baffle 51 and into the chamber-52 of section c; then over partition 52a to the wier channel 59 and then iow in a thin sheet over the flat weirs 60 and into the chamber 57 of section d. From this chamber, the liquid will flow underl the baiiie 56 and into the chamber 58 of section d. F romthe section d, the liquid'flows over the partition wall 61 into the Weir channel i 62 and flows in'a thin sheet over the flat weir 63 and' into the chamber of section e. The liquid rises in this sectionl and then flows under the scum board 65 and over a division wall into the chamber 64. It will., then pass under scum board 66 of this chamber and over division wall and be iinally discharged as a purified water or eiiiuentto bo directedto a stream or other body of water as previously explained.

By reason of the increased capacities of the succeeding chambers of the settling unit, the detention periods in the Various tank sections increase as the liquid fiows through the tank as above described. This directed iiow permitting the fluid to become more quiet though-still in,motion, creates what is' termed a floating filter which causes an intimate contact of the freshly finely vdivided particles of the treatment mixture with Vthe solids and dissolved content of they sewage. Rapid coagulation takes place, forming flocs, which, owing to their increased weight, are overcome by gravitation, slowly settling to the bottom oi' the first and following compartments.

By provision of the weirs hereinbcfore described, the fluid is caused to flow in ihin sheets and drop into the adjacent chamber, thus effectually exposing the fluid to the at-l mosphere in a manner to insure efficient aeration of the fluid and the ready escape of sewage gases. Additional exposure of the liquid will be afforded during-its How over the partition walls separating various secother sewage or indus-4V chamber associated with the mixing unit, a pump in said chamber, means connecting said pump with the settling unit, a sludge bed, means for conveyingl sludge from the 'into the sewage, settling unit, a pump l settling unit to the sludge bed, means for separately; discharging waterA from the settling chamber, and means for draining the grit separator unit to said pump chamber.

pumpin said chamber, means fconnecting' said pump with the settling unit, a sludge bed, means for conveying the sludgefrom the settling unit to the sludge bed,'means for separately discharging water from-the set'- tling chamber, means for draining grit separator unit to said pump chamber, and means for draining the sludge`bed to said pump' chamber.

3. In a sewage treatment plant, a separator unit comprising elongated chambers and a receiving chamber lat'one end ofsaid elongated chambers, lsaid elongated chambers having pockets in the bottom thereof and screens forwardly of said pockets, a lateral chamber, a screen therein, outlet means for said lateral chamber, baflies at the rearward ends of the elongated chambers,-gates for controlling the iow of sewage, a well at the rearward ends .of the elongated chambers, and means for conducting sewage from said well to the mixing unit. Y

4. Ina sewageY treatment plant, the com bination of a mixing unit and a settling unit, said mixing unit comprising a mixing chamber, a pump chamber communicating with the mixing chamber, means to conduct, sewage to the'l mixing chamber, means to discharge chemical material into the mixing chamber, agitating means in the mixing chamber, pumping means in the pump chamber, and means connecting said pumping means with the settling unit. 5. In a sewage treatment plant, a settling unit comprising a tank divided into chambers through which the-sewage may circulate,

a sludge channel, the bottoms ofthe chambers oi" the tank sloping toward said channel, means for controlling'the passage of sludge from said chambers to the sludge channel, means. tor forcing sludge from one end of said channel, and means for flushing said sludge channel. i

6. In'a sewage treatment plant, a settling unit comprising a tank divided into a plurality of sections divided by partition walls, said sections comprising chambers separated by ba'lles which terminate above the bottoms of the sections, weirs surrounding certain of said chambers whereby the liquid is caused to flow in thin sheets into such .chambers andbe ex osed to the atmosphere whereby the liquid wlllbe aerated, and mea-ns for discharging Water from said unit.

7. An'improved settling unit for sewage treatment comprising a sectional'- tank, the

sections thereof being of progressively greater size from thel inlet end of the tank toward the outlet end thereof, a. sludge outlet for each ysection of the tank, mea-ns for 'causin sewage to How successivel through the tan sections. and means for ischarglng effluent from the largest section of the tank. In testimony whereof, I havesigned this specification.

. JOHN T. TRAVERS. 

